#595E52#595E52

#595E52 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.020 H 125.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E52
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 82)
HSL	hsl(85, 7%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(85, 13%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 12.8%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, -4.44, 6.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 7.64, 125.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% -0.0116 0.0161)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.02 125.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6453, 10.7384, 9.5456)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E52 #57525E

analogous

#5E5D52 #595E52 #535E52

triadic

#595E52 #52595E #5E5259

tetradic

#595E52 #525E5D #57525E #5E5253

square

#595E52 #525E5D #57525E #5E5253

split-complementary

#595E52 #52535E #5D525E

monochromatic

#1B1D19 #3A3D35 #595E52 #787F6F #969C8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#595E52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#595E52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E52

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E52	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F5C52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5D5B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.020 125.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888b82',
    500: '#595e52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e52;
$custom-light: #888b82;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85,
    "s": 6.818,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4737,
    "c": 0.01986,
    "h": 125.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E52

secondary

#85808C

accent

#78B08F

background

#F8F8F7

surface

#EFF0EE

border

#CACBC9

text

#0B0C0A

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E52

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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